Mark Millarhas announced his next “Millarworld” series, starring his version of Superman, Huck, coming this year from publisher Dark Horse Comics. After Millar tied decades worth of separate stories together intoa shared universe with 2023’sBig Gamecrossover, he has continued to promise ambitions plans for the continuity’s next era; now, it is clear Huck will play a prominent role, starting with this series.
As first reported by CBR,Huck: Big Bad World#1 – written by Mark Millar, with art by Rafael Albuquerque – will kick off a six-issue limited series, and while advanced details about the book are sparse as of now, the synopsis emphasizes the meaning of the subtitle, in the sense that the story is expected to introduce the eponymous hero to a wider, more dangerous world.
Huck’s role inBig Gamewas limited, but memorable, and it will be exciting for fans of Millar’s work to spend more time with the character as he grapples with the aftermath of that epic series.
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According to CBR,Huck: Big Bad Worldwill be the next step in the hero’s journey, while also seemingly introducing a new cast of superpowered characters into the “Millarworld” continuity. The synopsis for issue #1 reads:
After being exposed as a super-powered person and hunting down the doctor who gave him—and his mother—their powers, it would seem like Huck could finally get back to the simple life he’d come to love, making folks in his small town feel safe and cared for by doing one good deed a day and being the real change anyone would want to see in the world. But then a mysterious man tells him he and his mother aren’t the ONLY super-people out in the world; many are hiding, just like them.
From the sound of it, Huck will seemingly be quickly forced out of his familiar status quo at the start of the series, and taken on ajourney that will expand “Millarworld,“while also forcing Huck to embrace his destiny as his world’s equivalent to DC Comics' Superman.
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Readers last saw Huck in Millar’sBig Gameminiseries, much of which consisted of the world’s most diabolical villains wiping out any and all opposition, superheroic or otherwise. That included Huck, who was memorably, and shockingly, killed off inBig Game#3 – by no less than a nuclear weapon, which served as an apropos reminder to fans of the character’s power level. The conclusion toBig Gamewas a bit of a wonky finish, restoring most of its heroic characters to life via time-travel, andHuck’s survival made him a natural hero for Millar to follow up on.
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Mark Millar’s originalHuckminiseries was released a full decade ago, in 2015, from then-publisher Image Comics. The series is noted for itslighter tone than much of Millar’s other work,something that made it both a deliberate self-challenge by the author, and a welcome change for readers. Huck quickly established a fan-base, another reason thatit makes sense Millar would choose to spend more time with the character in the post-Big Game"Millarworld” landscape, andBig Bad Worldpromises to be a dramatic escalation for the hero.
All fans can do for now is…stay excited that Mark Millar’s original comic book creations are alive and thriving.
The extent to which “Millarworld” titles will continue to interconnect remains unknown at this time.Big Gametied together two decades of independent, previously-unrelated Millar series, and so it is possible that the author will play the long game again when it comes to setting up the next crossover; alternatively, it is possible that with the foundation of the shared continuity established, crossovers could happen at a much quicker pace. All fans can do for now is speculate, and stay excited thatMark Millar’soriginal comic book creations are alive and thriving.
